To send a campaign at a specific date and time, you use the Standard campaign type. The date and time of sending is set on the Campaign Summary screen. This article explains both ways to create and schedule a campaign.
How to schedule a campaign from the Campaign Overview
- Click Campaigns on the left menu to get to the Campaign Overview.
- Click "Continue" for the campaign you wish to schedule or create a new campaign.
- On the Campaign Summary page, scroll down to the "Schedule" section of the Campaign Summary page.
- Click the "Schedule" button.
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Set the date and time that you wish to schedule the campaign to send.
- To select a specific date from the calendar view, click into the “Delivery Date” field and use the calendar to set the preferred date
- Note the time zone that appears to the right of the time, as this is the time zone being used to schedule the campaign
- Click the "Set Schedule" button.
- Click the "Finish" button on the top of the page to schedule the campaign. Note that if the button reads "Send Now" instead of "Finish," you have not successfully scheduled your campaign to send at a later point. Check to make sure your date and time are saved in the "Schedule" section.
When making changes to the scheduled date and time fields, clicking the "Save and exit" hyperlink will revert the campaign back to a DRAFT status. Clicking the "Finish" button will save the campaign as SCHEDULE status.
How to schedule a campaign from the Campaigns Calendar
With the Campaigns Calendar, you can create a new campaign by clicking on today’s date or a future date. If you click on a future date, the scheduled date will default to the date selected. Learn how to create a new campaign on the Campaigns Calendar.
How to stop or cancel a scheduled campaign
In ActiveCampaign, there are two options to stop or prevent a scheduled campaign from sending. Learn how to stop or cancel a scheduled campaign.